Chandur Seorposh Kaffir Boy
1836
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
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Godfrey Thomas Vigne
Godfrey Thomas Vigne was an English amateur cricketer and traveller.
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watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Chandur Seorposh Kaffir Boy is a 1836 watercolor by Godfrey Thomas Vigne, a Romanticism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This sketch shows a boy wearing a tall, dark hat that looks heavy at the top. His face is simple but clear, with light shading under his eyes and chin. The paper is rough, and the drawing feels quick, almost like a first try. The hat is the oddest part—it’s not a usual style, and the artist wrote the boy’s name in messy script below. The paper has a yellowish tint, like it’s been around for a while. Check out Vigne, Godfrey Thomas (FRGS) to see how he drew other people.
A watercolour drawing by Godfrey Thomas Vigne from 1836, titled *Chandur Seorposh Kaffir Boy*, depicts a figure from the Kafir people of Kafiristan, a region in the Hindu Kush now known as Nuristan. The term "Kafir," meaning "infidel" in Persian, reflects the historical designation for the region's inhabitants before their forced conversion to Islam in 1896. The artwork was acquired from the artist’s great-nephew in 1971.
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Godfrey Thomas Vigne was an English amateur cricketer and traveller.
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